CURRENT MISSION

touch, smell, taste...

ABOUT ME

I'm terrified of airplanes, but I deal.

true blue friend, puddle splasher, lover, wanderluster, grammar fiend, antsy dancey mess, cuddler, naked swimmer, stubborn mule, spontaneous plan maker, sassypants fast talker, aspiring foodie, sincere human being.

PHILOSOPHY

"Screw 'em."--Angus

I am all about random doings (plans? what ARE those?), generally easy-going about many things, i am about as open-minded as they come, i try to read, dissect, and figure myself out for the better constantly and i try my best to give and accept criticism where needed. I have my blind spots like everyone else.
That being said, we're all works in progress, right?

drinking coffee while either (a)reading (b) writing (c) watching/pondering or (d)having a fucking amazing intimate conversation are among the most satisfying times one can have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted and surfed.
Hosted so far:
Kimberly and Rachel from Iowa
Greg from San Diego
Paddy on his way to New Orleans
Eric from Texas
A random RV full of people on an adventure who disappeared somewhere on New Year's Eve...
Cecilia and her crew from Montreal in their Westfalia
+multiple couchsurfers my roommate hosted

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Jared and Ryan in Denver
Stephanie in Minneapolis
Christian and gang in Denver

Interests

BOOKS AND NOOKS. old buildings and city houses/sociology/photography/foreign languages/ writing/good books/vegetarian food/animals/interesting people/movies/little kids/people/music/garage sales/bargains/sleep/belly buttons/toes/curly hair/tomatoes/sea green/Asian elephants/water balloons/loose floorboards/weeping willows/cockatoos/sledding/bare feet/formica tables/full moons/orgasms/road trips/sushi/big eyes/bicycles/puppies/puddles/fog/polka-dots/kisses/ dumplings/chopsticks/late nights/early mornings/working in a darkroom/hammocks/trampolines/pogo sticks/cultures/ photographs/scars/casts/secret passageways/purring/ potatoes...

• animals
• writing
• books
• photography
• polka
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• vegetarian
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• garage sales
• music
• swimming
• languages
• sociology
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- Amélie, Empire Records, Angus, Stand by Me, Motorcycle Diaries, Grosse Pointe Blank, Y Tu Mama Támbien, High Fidelity, 28 Days Later, Chinatown, American Beauty...

Music- the Clash, Social Distortion, Rilo Kiley, Billy Bragg, Regina Spektor, Tom Waits, Operation Ivy, Against Me!, The Pixies, Kimya Dawson, Broken Social Scene, Reagan Youth, Feist, Fifteen, Descendents, The Cure, Bob Dylan, Stars, Mountain Goats, Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel- selectively, lots of oldies, probably more punk than i've let on...

Books- The God of Small Things, All Quiet on the Western Front, anything by Gabriel García Márquez, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Middlesex, The Giver, Animal Farm, 1984, On The Road, anything Augusten Burroughs, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, any Flannery O'Connor, Ray Bradbury too...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've decided this question intimidates me.

Teach, Learn, Share

skillZ. i'm sure i got some hidden somewheres.

I can certainly teach basic Spanish phrases... (though i am rather rusty myself at the moment)
I can show you how to use an SLR camera, or explain a few silly bits of photography basics to ya.
I know a bit about cooking good vegetarian shtuff.

it's hard to say. i am a sponge for random facts, but not the things I try to remember, i somehow know the proper course of action for many situations- i am a natural conflict resolver, and i am pretty dang spectacular at taking care of people.

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